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A different budget accommodation option in Maastricht is the Botel Maastricht.



This boat hotel has basic single rooms with shared bathroom for €33. The river is tame and the boat is well docked so the only time you feel you are on a boat is when a barge would go past, and the boat would gently rock. I heard ducks outside my porthole as well as I drifted off to sleep. A beautiful way to go to sleep.

Labels: boat, botel, hotels, maastricht, netherlands

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Dogs are so funny when they are spreadeagle like this. How can you not take a picture?

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Labels: maastricht, netherlands, recycling

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Legend has it that French Fries were introduced to the U.S by soldiers returning from Europe after the Great War. They thought that Belgians were French hence the confusion. That is the story as told by Belgians anyway, but the term French Fries was already in America before then.

I would say that the Belgians probably did invent them as they are not one to boast anyway. Not that it matters. French Fries rolls off the English tongue nicley, and when you are in this part of the world you only need one word: frites.

Frites in the Netherlands are most popular with a big dollop of mayonnaise. It sounds wrong but its not too bad actually.

Labels: food, maastricht, netherlands

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It seems that in the Netherlands there is a mania for fried snacks served out of vending machines.



Automatiek snack shops are all over the Netherlands, of which FEBO is probably the most widely known.

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I have been served coffee at different places in Maastricht with a little side cup of liqueur and whipped cream. I'm not sure if this is soley a Maastricht tradition. They also give you a little chocolate, which makes for a nice touch.

Labels: coffee, coffee-of-the-day, maastricht, netherlands

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There are thousands of beautiful old churches across Europe, but many of them lack the funds and worshippers to maintain them, and they end up decaying beyond repair. So I thought this bookshop in Maastricht makes for a good compromise.



The Selexys bookstore chain has converted this old Dominican church into a bookstore. They have English language books in store and it is a pleasing environment to browse books in.

Related link: Bookstore Guide

Labels: books, church, maastricht, netherlands

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